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Introducing the Hello Summer Launch Party Project Kits!
It’s an exciting day, crafty friends! Today we begin counting down to FSJ’s next live event, the Hello Summer Launch Party, on June 22. Beginning today you can order some of the new stamps, dies, and more from the TWO collections being released at the launch party. We’re exploring the sea and the sky with our two latest collections. The first is called Starry Night, where you’ll be whisked into a celestial sky of stars and planets and a few cosmic friends. The second is called Splash Zone where you’ll dive into a crafty sea of underwater creatures and beautiful mermaids. Today in the FSJ shop, you’ll find two awesome…
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Sending You Loads of Love with Handmade Cards
Most of us don’t get too excited about laundry. The pile on the bathroom floor. The basket-full that needs to be folded. The mystery of the ONE missing sock. Can you relate? But crafting up some laundry? I think we can all get behind that one. Send loads of love to your girlfriend who’s knee-deep in cloth diapers and desperately needs encouragement. Or maybe a thank you note to your mom for all the loads of your laundry she did as you were growing up. Today, let’s take a look at three sweet cards featuring the Loads of Love Stamps and coordinating die set, from the Easy Breezy collection. FSJ’s…
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How to Use One Small Stamp Set for Four Mighty Cards!
The Fun Stampers Journey ATS sized stamps are small rubber stamp sets that can be used in MIGHTY ways. On today’s featured T3 video (that’s Tools, Tips, and Techniques) Kim Kesti explores FOUR gorgeous ways to use the Love Block stamp. This stamp was released as part of the Follow Your Heart collection, which was a Valentines themed release of stamps, dies, and accessories. But as you’ll see today, the floral details on this stamp make it fantastic for springtime cards too! Today’s cards all begin with white embossing on colored cardstocks, Summer Days, Watermelon Fusion, Lemongrass and Turbo Teal. After embossing the sentiment on each color, Kim fussy cut…
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Using Just Stamps & Dies! May “Stay Wild” 2019 Card Kit of the Month Edition
Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Are you ready for another dose of inspiration featuring our May “Stay Wild” Card Kit of the Month? We’re back with our monthly series called “Using Just Stamps & Dies”. Just a reminder, these posts feature quick and simple card making tutorials using just the die set and/or stamp set from our Card Kits of the Month. We have Josie sharing this gorgeous “Smile” card. Enjoy! Instructions: Die cut trim die 4 times, smile sentiment twice, scalloped square and straight edged square from card stock. Create a 4 ¼” x 4 ¼” card base. Create panels from patterned paper and card stock. Add to card front as…
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Video: Hot Foil Resist and Watercolor with Flower Pattern Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & ColorSticks by Jane Davenport
Hello, Spellbinders’ fans! I’m Yana Smakula, a creative designer at Spellbinders, in this video I’m sharing a hot foil and watercolor project using some of our newest products. If you are new to the Glimmer Hot Foil System I encourage you to check out our Glimmer Hot Foil playlist on Youtube for more information about this machine. For my project today I decided to combine two awesome techniques – Hot Foiling & Watercolor. Foil, once applied to the paper, creates a resist effect. You can blend ink over it, spray your background with colorful spray inks or watercolor over for a gorgeous, one of a kind look. To begin, I…
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Glimmer Hot Foil Inspiration | Foiled Cards with Hussena Calcuttawala
Hello, Spellbinders fans! This is Hussena Calcuttawala, from Quill and Punch Works, and I am thrilled and honored to be a guest blogger today on the Spellbinders blog. I am here to share some projects that I’ve made with the NEW May Glimmer Hot Foil Plates. These Glimmer Plates are so elegant and such a joy to work with! I can’t wait to show you my projects using this collection. Glimmer Hot Foil Plates add stunning foil features to any project from cards to mixed media and more. They are designed to be used with the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System (or other compatible hot foil system). Depending on its…
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Glimmer Hot Foil Inspiration | Foiled Cards with Zsoka
Hello crafty friends, Zsoka here with you today! I’ve had the honor of working with the new Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Plates and I’m excited to share with you the projects I’ve created. You can see the five new designs here. In this post I’ll be showcasing three of them! First up the gorgeous Flower Pattern Glimmer Hot Foil Plate, which is my favorite! The pictures don’t do these foils justice, they are absolutely beautiful! On these two cards I’ve used three foils: Fuchsia Flower, which is a purple color, then Tangerine and Bright Pink. I foiled a bunch of A2 size white panels, then picked out these two. However,…
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Card Club Kit Extras! May 2019 Edition
Hello-hello, Spellbinders’ fans! We’re so glad you are LOVING our May kits! To bring you even more inspiration with our Card Kit of the Month products we are sharing monthly inspiration featuring Card Club Kit Extras! Did you know, you can get awesome extra products to go along with your Card Kit of the Month? Or maybe you are not a Club member yet, but would like to give our extras a try – you can do so here. So Lucky To Love You Card – Instructions: Create an A2 top folding card base from Butter Cream cardstock. Trim peach polka dot patterned paper from the Stay Wild paper pad…
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Video: PA Scribe by Paul Antonio Foiled Cards with Nichol Spohr
Hi there! This is Nichol Spohr with three elegant hot foiled and die cut cards featuring new Hot Foil Glimmer Plates and Dies from the PA Scribe by Paul Antonio Collection. The new dies ans glimmer plates are made to work together seamlessly as well as be combined with any embellishments you like to make them your own! Let’s get started with the designs. The Monogram Laurel Glimmer Hot Foil Plate was foiled onto FSJ Huckleberry Fusion Cardsotck with Cobalt Blue Hot Foil. The “hey” and “handsome” Hey Beautiful Glimmer Hot Foil Plates were foiled in the center of the design with Matte Silver Hot Foil for a beautiful, layered…
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May 2019 Stamp of the Month is Here – Natural Dreamer
Our May Stamp of the Month Club by our friends from Fun Stampers Journey is HERE! Here’s a look at the May 2019 Stamp of the Month – Natural Dreamer: Join the Club The NEW Fun Stampers Journey (FSJ) Stamp of the Month sets are made in the USA of high quality deeply etched red rubber with cling mount. Our stamps create one of the best impressions on the market giving you a perfect stamped image every time. Because You’re So Special Card: Catch step by step instructions for this project below. Click photos to enlarge: Stamp the main image on Whip Cream cardstock using Black Licorice ink; color with Color…